The walls of the room vanished instantly, replaced by a spacious conference room.

The conference room was circular, about twenty meters in diameter, with a dome ten meters high. In the center was a dark brown round table, with ten chairs evenly distributed around its edge.

The chair backs were made of dark hardwood, carved with numbers from one to ten, and the national emblem of Great Xia was engraved beneath each number.

Lin Feng looked down and found himself already seated in one of the chairs.

He waited for about ten minutes.

A pale golden light lit up on the chair across the round table, and Zhou Guosheng's figure emerged from the light, shifting from ethereal to solid, from blurry to clear.

He wore a dark gray Zhongshan suit, his hair combed meticulously. His expression was solemn, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes seemed deeper than during their last meeting.

He sat down, his gaze landing on Lin Feng. After a moment of silence, he spoke.

"Lord Lin, I already know about the wall—the advanced wonder, the Great Wall. You've kept it from us for a long time."

Zhou Guosheng's tone held no reproach; he was merely stating a fact.

Lin Feng nodded. "Director Zhou, my apologies. Regarding the Village Establishment Order, the timing wasn't right before, so I didn't dare make it public."

Zhou Guosheng waved his hand, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly in a gesture that was hard to define as either a smile or a sigh.

"No need to apologize. If it were me, I would have hidden the Special Village Establishment Order as well. The fact that you could develop your territory to this extent in such a short time has already proven your capability."

He paused, his expression becoming serious. "I called you here today to discuss a few matters in person. The General Bureau has decided to support you at all costs."

Lin Feng felt a surge of joy and was about to say something.

Zhou Guosheng raised a hand to stop him. "No need for pleasantries. Do you know why the General Bureau is willing to support you at all costs?"

Lin Feng was slightly taken aback. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "Isn't it because of the Special Village Establishment Order?"

Zhou Guosheng shook his head, his expression shifting from serious to a deeper, more solemn intensity. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"That's only part of the reason. The real reason is that our country's Awakened with an advanced prophecy talent made a prediction half a month ago."

"She said that in about a few months, there will be another major upheaval in the Nightmare World."

"When that change comes, every territory except those established with a Special Village Establishment Order will be wiped out."

The conference room fell silent for a moment, and Lin Feng's heart tightened.

A few months? Wasn't that exactly when the Dungeon's seal would break?

Zhou Guosheng nodded, as if seeing through his thoughts. "We speculate that the Demon King of that Dungeon might be above level forty and possess a Destiny Awakening. Do you know what Destiny Awakening is?"

Lin Feng didn't hide it; he directly explained how he had used the advanced wonder to assist in awakening his Heavenly Destiny Beacon Fire.

After hearing this, a look of clear surprise appeared on Zhou Guosheng's face for the first time. "Destiny Awakening should be an effect that only appears in the second stage of an advanced wonder. You just finished the Great Wall—how can you use it already?"

"The core material I used was an advanced dragon heart of golden legendary quality. That might have unlocked the second stage ahead of time."

Lin Feng didn't mention the Eye of Probability, but he didn't lie either.

Zhou Guosheng nodded thoughtfully, not pressing further on the source of the materials.

He changed the subject. "Can you tell me about the effects of the Great Wall?"

Lin Feng briefly introduced the six effects: Dynamic Territory, Absolute Enemy Suppression, Position Fortification, Beacon Fire Return, Wind of Recovery, and Destiny Awakening.

Zhou Guosheng marveled repeatedly, his expression shifting from solemnity to excitement. "Good, good, good! With these, the South Pole Region finally has a true stabilizing force."

He withdrew his smile and asked seriously, "What support do you need from the General Bureau? Speak plainly; don't beat around the bush."

Lin Feng didn't stand on ceremony either and listed his requirements one by one:

First, the Great Xia territories around Zhenyue City—at the village-level and town-level—should surrender to him. This would extend his sphere of influence northward, allowing Hangu Pass to be repositioned to form a pincer formation with Zhenyue City.

Second, are there any potions or skills that can temporarily increase attribute amplification by twenty percent? His current normal amplification is 480%, and he only needs another 20% to activate the Heavenly Destiny Beacon Fire in his base state.

Third, if the situation in the South Pole Region continues to deteriorate, he hoped the General Bureau could mobilize all available level ten and above Awakened in the South Pole Region to Hangu Pass for joint defense.

Zhou Guosheng didn't answer immediately after hearing this.

He picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, the steam from the tea blurring his expression.

The silence lasted for several breaths.

"Of the conditions required to upgrade to a city-level territory, which ones can't you handle on your own?"

He set down the teacup.

Lin Feng quickly ran through the ten conditions for upgrading to a city-level territory: population size, army scale, city defense, special barracks, wonders, and territory guardian beast—all were either met or about to be met.

There were three he couldn't handle: he was short seven high-level talents, the subsidiary territory conditions weren't met, and he needed 50,000 contribution points from the Adventurers Association.

"I'm short seven high-level talents, nine counties or one sub-city for subsidiary territories, and over 40,000 contribution points for the Adventurers Association. Just those three," Lin Feng answered truthfully.

A flash of surprise crossed Zhou Guosheng's eyes. "You can handle the Mithril and the territory guardian beast?"

Lin Feng nodded. "North Slope Village has a large Mithril Mine with sufficient output. As for the territory guardian beast, I can resolve °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° that within two months."

Zhou Guosheng was silent for two seconds, then chuckled softly, the sound brief. "A large Mithril Mine... Just how many things are you still hiding?"

He didn't press further, his smile fading as he said seriously, "I can agree to your requests. The General Bureau will coordinate the surrender of the territories around Zhenyue City. As for the attribute amplification potion..."

He pondered for a moment, his fingers tapping twice on the tabletop.

"Potions that can directly increase attribute amplification are extremely precious. There are only three bottles in all of Great Xia, and all are of golden quality."

"One is stored in Zhenyue City, and there are two more in the Main City."

"We won't use them unless absolutely necessary."

"Since you're only short of that twenty percent threshold, I can take responsibility and coordinate giving you the one from Zhenyue City first."

"The two in the Main City are too far away, and with foreign race activities in between, they likely won't be delivered anytime soon."

Lin Feng's eyes lit up, but just as he was about to express his thanks, Zhou Guosheng raised his hand again to stop him.

"However—" Zhou Guosheng's tone shifted from steady to solemn, "there is one condition the General Bureau needs you to cooperate with."